Harold Hairston (April 6, 1922 – August 25, 1998) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
Harold Hairston | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1922-04-06)April 6, 1922 Raleigh, West Virginia | |
Died: August 25, 1998(1998-08-25) (aged 76) Cleveland, Ohio | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Homestead Grays | |
Last appearance | |
1947, for the Homestead Grays | |
Teams | |
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A native of Raleigh, West Virginia, Hairston served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 with the Homestead Grays, and played with the Grays again the following season.[2][3] Hairston died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1998 at age 76.